Is it leaking oil anywhere around the engine? Check right under the bank one head, in between that, the block, and the timing cover. If not there, check around the oil cooler.

They’re pretty nice. I was disappointed to see them slap the A25 in it though, especially with a 0w-8 oil requirement. We don’t even stock 0w-8 for anything yet 😂 but would still be a good daily/family car in you maintain it.

I’m not mad, I expect that of Toyota. I rarely see any car, new or old come in for trans issues. But higher mileage cars pouring oil from this that and the other? All day long.

I do the oil in my Corolla every 5 along with moving my tires to the best possible position. I plan to flush my trans every 60k (only because it’s straight shift), and the other major maintenance schedule items as they come. Spark plugs, coolant at 100k etc. it’s all in how much you’re willing to put in to keep your vehicle in peak condition, and how long you want to keep the vehicle. I hope to get a good decade out of this new 22, while putting a grueling 35k a year on her.

If that’s all she gets, I wonder how much longer she has… the 2gr is a great engine, but that trifecta seal is not cheap or quick to repair. And he’s not wrong in the regard that 10k oil changes kill engines; they do. In every regard. The longer you leave the used oil in the unit, the more debris it collects and carries through the ENTIRE system. Not only that, over time, engine oil does become acidic. So that only adds to the wear of the engine.

If you want your vehicle to last a lifetime, watch your engine speed, and change your damn oil(& more importantly filter) every 5k to get that old, debris riddled shit out of there. If you really want to go the extra mile to protect it, buy an extra quart of oil and flush the engine after you’ve drained the old, before popping the drain plug back in to fill. It’s all about reducing loose material that can potentially get between moving parts and cause more wear than the general friction between surfaces.

Yeah, it’s not an engineer thing, it’s a sales tactic. The number one killer of any Toyota engine is extended maintenance times, and heat. Just like any other engine. The difference is Toyota will last you much longer, and fail exactly how it’s designed to if you do PROPER maintenance. In which very few people who don’t dabble in mechanics actually do.

I put 5-30 in my 2az-fe that called for 0-20. The oil pump couldn’t move it quick enough. Not even 24 hours after the change, I spun a rod bearing. Could have been previous abuse from the previous owner, though I had it 6-8months, changed the oil when I initially bought it, about a quart low next change, so thicker oil because I thought maybe the piston rings?

Nope. She didn’t like the thicker oil. Won’t try again.

Toyota tech. Toyota hybrids, no matter the model, do have their own inherent issues. Yes, the electronics are very expensive to service. We’ve had a handful of new prius’ in for various faults already.

The hybrid system itself will likely last you for years before needing anything done to it, but the battery pack can eventually go bad, just like any other electronic that cycles through charge often. The inverter itself can develop issues keeping up with charging later in its lifespan.

If it were a traditional ice car, maybe pre 2015? I wouldn’t worry with extended warranty as long as I planned to diligently stick to regular service intervals and adhere to the lifetime maintenance schedule of the vehicle (coolant, spark plugs, timing if needed). But every manufacturer these days has more electronics in their vehicles, more expensive tech in general, that will be costly to replace when it does eventually fail. Not just Toyota.

Though Toyota has certainly made major changes to their design process over the last 2 decades, the keystone of their philosophy will never change; reliability.